Diakonie Michaelshoven celebrates the inauguration of the new donation warehouse in Poll!

Diakonie Michaelshoven celebrates the inauguration of the new donation warehouse in Poll!

The Diakonie Michaelshoven celebrated an important event: around six months after a serious fire that completely devastated its donation collection warehouse in Kalk, the donation warehouse reopened at its new location in Poll. The celebrations took place today and were an expression of solidarity and community cohesion. Radio Cologne reports that...

The fire occurred on the night of January 20th and all donations in kind that were in the warehouse were destroyed by the flames. Fortunately, there were no injuries. Police are still investigating possible arson, but have not yet identified a suspect. The Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger reports...

New location with more space

With an area of ​​1233 square meters, the new donation warehouse offers more than 400 square meters of additional space compared to the previous warehouse. This opens up new opportunities for Diakonie, which will be able to pool donations for its six fair shops even more efficiently in the future. Daniel Genova, operations manager of the new warehouse, describes the new space as bright and cozy, creating a pleasant atmosphere for donors and employees. The camp's move-in was scheduled for April 1, and the exact address remains under wraps for now. Domradio reports...

During the celebration, managing director Susanne Hahmann expressed her gratitude for the support over the last few months and is looking forward to the resumption of accepting donations. Thanks to the new landlord, who placed emphasis on renting to social projects, the Diakonie was able to quickly move to new premises.

Commitment to the community

A total of 61 employees work at Diakonie Michaelshoven, including 16 in the donation warehouse. The majority of these employees are people with severe disabilities or long-term unemployed who, through their employment, regain valuable support and a bit of normality in their lives. Diakonie's mission to support disadvantaged people and offer them new perspectives remains firmly anchored with the opening of the new camp.

The donations are not only intended for the fair shops, where the donated items can be purchased cheaply or distributed to those in need; They also make an important contribution to supporting social cohesion in Cologne. Diakonie Michaelshoven would like to thank all donors and helpers who stuck together during this difficult time and continue to support us.